Thursday the 18th of April, 2024

Simply translate into English. You can then scroll down for suggested solutions.  

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Es ist 7.30 Uhr morgens.  

Ich sitze in einem Kaffeehaus.  

Ich warte auf einen Freund.  

Wir haben viel zu besprechen. 

Wir haben uns schon lange nicht mehr gesehen.  

Das letzte Mal war vor sieben Jahren.  

Seitdem ist viel passiert.  

Es ist viel Wasser unter die Brücke geflossen. 

Ich bin sehr neugierig.  

Auch ich habe viel zu erzählen.  

Aber die Nachrichten anderer Leute sind interessanter als meine. 

Ich höre lieber zu.  

Mein Freund hört nie auf zu reden.

It's 7.30 in the morning.  I'm sitting in a coffee-house.  I'm waiting for a friend.  We've much to talk about. We haven't see each other for a very long time.  The last time was seven years ago.  Much has happened since then.  Much water has flown under the bridge.  I'm very curious.  I, too, have much to talk about.  But, other people's news is more interesting than mine. I prefer listening.  My friend never stops talking.

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The Farm at Lane's End

Chapter 3 

A Herd of Guernsey Cows

Listen to this chapter on YouTube, then answer the following questions,-

Key Words

Never mind - don't worry - it's no problem - 

Pint - a big beer

Grand - a thousand - 5 grand = 5 thousand

Does Farmer Ken think  housework is easy?

How long ago did Farmer Ken and Dave have fish and chips?

Who phoned farmer Ken?

What did Peter Wilson want to sell?

How much did Peter Wilson want for his cows?

How many cows did Peter Wilson have to secky sell?

What did aunty Becky say in her text message?

Who is Aunty Becky coming with?

Are Farmer Ken and Dave happy that Becky and Natalie are coming?

What are Becky and Natalie coming to do?

Where are farmer Ken and Dave going for a pint?

What has farmer Ken forgotten to do?

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A Short Story

 A Lazy Toorington Weekend!

This weekend was a very slow weekend.  We had a lazy time.  We spent most of our time in the garden.  A little bit here and a little bit there.  Nothing special.  

But, the grill  on Saturday evening was great. Two beautiful steaks. We bought them at the butchers on Saturday morning. And, the wine  came from The Toorington Wine Bar. Very good and a very good price. Only 10 pounds a bottle.  

After dinner we watched Grafenegg on TV.  Live from Austria.  Buchbinder was playing.  A sensational concert.  Brilliant as usual.   One day, we are definitely going to Grafenegg.  I love the atmosphere.  Classic and fine.

And, what's planned for next week?   We are meeting Mick of the Toorington theatre club.  See you next week.

Vocabulary

lazy . .

spent . . .

definately . . .